The library provides technical and institutional support including technology-based instruction, open access, copyright assistance, SelectedWorks Gallery, support via professional organizations, and metrics for tracking research.
Virtual Digital Scholarship Center
Offerings at a Glance
Technical Support
Evaluate and recommend digital tools and resources for research instruction, and provide technology-based instruction for student research and special projects
Open Access
Maintain Open Access policy, guidelines for negotiating with publishers, and resources as well as assist with depositing your article in our repository
Copyright
Assist with copyright compliance and interpreting fair use
SelectedWorks
Profiles showcase expertise, background and accomplishments of authors
Professional Organizations
Pay for institutional membership in the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the Digital Library Federation. Membership in DLF provides reduced cost attendance to the Digital Humanities Summer Institute
Metrics
Assist faculty by tracking and demonstrating research impact through metrics
Content
Digital Collections
Offer archival and special collections holdings which are already digitized or can be digitized
Data Sets
Provide a variety of subscription-based data sets including ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Reserch) and Data Planet Statistical DataSets
Data Visualization
Provide premium subscription-based mapping and reporting applications such as PolicyMap and Social Explorer
Primary Sources
Acquire resources such as 19th Century British Pamphlets and Digital National Security Archives and other primary sources
Preservation & Management
The library is concerned with long-term preservation and management of digital assets which includes administering and paying for publicly accessible repositories, dark archiving, and data management assistance.
Publicly Accessible Repositories
Administer repositories for research arising from faculty and student projects including Digital Commons, Omeka, CONTENTdm
Digital Preservation Policy
Develop and maintain a digital preservation policy
Data Management
Provide strategies and support for the management of digital data such as photographs, audio and video files, spreadsheets, text files, and other digital materials
